Re: SUVs are rollover risks and prone fatal accidents! (NOT)

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From: Kiki
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 15:31

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In rec.autos.driving John Henry <johnshenry@sprintmail.com> wrote:

: Very few average "cars" will not.  Most all "SUV" will.

Yet my Porsche targa was made so it would be safe in case of a rollover
(why they didn't make a convertable at the time, didn't feel they could
make one that would roll over ok).

The whole point of the targa on my Porsche was to keep the car from
crushing in a roll over. Obviously, POrsche, who has made that car with
every thought to handling in mind, thought that rollovers are possible
(not very likely, and you'd probably have to really be trying or stupid,
but it can happen). Hell, I know of some one who was in a Geo when the
person took a corner too sharp and hte Geo rolled (I think a hatchback)!
Small car, still easily enough rollable it seems. 

Any car *can* roll over. SUVs are more likely especially when people try
to drive them like cars and don't appreciate that they're not (especially 
the idiots I see driving them like they are sports cars and zipping in
and out of lanes with them). 

Tigress

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From: Kiki <tigress@havoc.gtf.org>
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,rec.autos.driving,dc.driving,rec.autos.4x4
Subject: Re: SUVs are rollover risks and prone fatal accidents! (NOT)
Date: 11 Jan 2001 15:31:48 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA, USA
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